Architectural History Vocabulary Flashcards
Tumulus
Mound of earth and stones raised over a grave
Name of western north africa
Maghrab
Cairn
Pile of stones
Chambered Cairn
Neolithic Burial monument such as found in Scotland and Orkney Islands: the Maeslowe Group, ca. 2700 BCE
Menhir
A single standing stone
Dolmen
Single chamber tomb, 2 or more vertical monoliths supporting a capstone usually covered with earth or stones to form a “Tumulus.”
Megaron
Rectangular space with a door on the short wall in a Minoan or Mycenean palace
Domos
(Greek) House with entrance on short wall
Prodomos
(Greek) antiroom to a domos
Tholos
round tomb with vaulted ceiling
Dromos
(Greek) Entrance way to a Tholos
Corbel
stacking of stone to gradually close up at the top
Citadel
protective enclosure of a palace or city
Cyclopean masonry
(Greek) Large irregular stones dry set to form a wall
Polygonal masonry
(Greek) Large stones cut into polygons and carefully fitted together without mortar
Acanthus
(Greek) perennial plant with leaves with delicate edges that was used as an inspiration for Greek Corinthian order column capital design